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Gorgeous photos from NOAA’s newest weather satellite, GOES-16.
In the first picture, we see a composite color full-disk image of the Western Hemisphere captured on Jan. 15, 2017. According to NASA, the new weather satellite can image the Earth every 15 minutes, which is five times faster than current devices used by meteorologists and will allow more detailed observations of the atmosphere and weather systems.
“The image is much more than a pretty picture, it is the future of weather observations and forecasting,” said Louis W. Uccellini, director, NOAA’s National Weather Service, Silver Spring, in a news release. “The rapid-refresh of these images will allow us to monitor and predict the evolution of these systems more accurately.”
And yes, that is a real picture of the moon in the second photo. Stunning!
-Patrick
(Image Credit: NOAA, NOAA/NASA)
Start your day with spectacular photos from NASA! 🌔 -Emily
Where were you on January 15 2017 when this picture was taken? ….feel small yet?
